Fosslien and Duffy’s book balances heartfelt advice with fun features like Bingo for Meetings and illustrations that poke fun at our common foibles, like overthinking emails and doing work during a vacation day. To start bringing your emotions to work, they recommend adding “microactions” to your daily routine: instead of mindlessly passing your co-worker in the hallway, give her a hello, or if you’re feeling adventurous, even say her name out loud. Allow empathy into conversations with co-workers rather than sticking to rote small talk, and you may find yourself with more co-workers to commiserate with — which makes the start of a new work year a little less daunting.

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